Video: 'People Got a Lotta Nerve' by Neko Case on Q TV

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Why do Neko Case 's new album Middle Cyclone attract me? Not just for the interesting album cover( holding a sword on a muscle car?! ) but also her extraordinary narrative style. How do you expect a song called 'This Tornado Loves You ' would sounds like if you've never listen to Neko Case's music before? Not typical folk songs-- her songs may be simple but what and how they evoke you, is a feeling that makes her songs so unforgettable; like the way the [...]

Neko Case's been a cartoon and now she's a videogame, or at least part of one. The New Pornographer's Middle Cyclone single " People Got A Lotta Nerve " shows up as part of the "Alt Country Pack 01" for Rock Band 2 . My sense is that the average Rock Band player will be more interested in Case's car surfing than her music, but then, this is the "Alt Country Pack 01," which also includes songs by Steve Earle ("Satellite Radio"), Lucinda Williams ("Can't Let Go"), Drive-By Truckers [...]